Round 2

John Mayer here!

In just a few minutes we will be witness to the second most important and relevant debate in American history. Though it's been a few days (and a promised non-post on the V.P. debate) there's a lot to talk about and a lot that wasn't talked about.

If last Thursday's debate was any kind of barometer as to the state of America; we have truly failed everyone. What has truly become of us when a could-be elected official needs only manage to string together a few near intelligible sentences and you've been declared the victor and we have a problem. When for a week leading up to it, the experienced candidate is told that he must not make any valid points, not expose his opponent's weaknesses, and over-all give special treatment to said opponent simply because she has a clit or risk being viewed as a sexist. Well, that wouldn't be sexist at if we all held her to the lowest of expectations... Nah!

So while Governor Barbie was effectively non answering ANY of the questions asked of her we were simultaneously hit with the news that Wall St. is all but in the shitter; we were told that government should just "stay away" and "follow in some Wasilla Main St. sensibilities," we looked at the Dow crap out at one day loss of nearly 800 points. In other words, while Caribou Barbie is winking and talking like a retard, er, being photogenic and Ms Congeniality, most Main Streeters watched as their life savings were wasted away.

After the debate we saw some interesting (filed under disturbing) things:

(1) Wall Street is in the toilet, the war is still not over and not getting any cheaper, it's the Dems fault says the Repube, it's the Repubes fault says the Dems. But no one has any answers or plans expect that we get the bill.

(2) "I've got suckered into a bad mortgage, my home is going into foreclosure and I will almost certainly lose my home. Does the Bail Out mean I can keep my home?" Hell no... sorry guys on your own there.

(3) Lately Caribou Barbie has been touting the Republican agenda as "God's Plan" and "killing all terrorist and winning the war on terror." Some folks have said, "But John, hasn't she also alluded that Barack Obama was involved with a domestic terrorist. Does that mean that..." Yup. It's hard being a Black man in America.

But people we can change. We've been waiting for the world to change and here's our chance. Let's really look to the pending debate as grown-ups with more than two word vocabularies (those words being "evil" and "Wasilla"). Here's the game plan candidates:

Barry - there's a time to be civil, distinguished, and diplomatic. And now's not that time. We want to see that righteous RAGE. Rage and lash out and let the world know what we all know... You kick ass and chew bubble gum. Barry there's no more gum.

Father Time - PLEASE STOP AGING!!! Every second that passes is one second closer to a Barbie Presidency; anyone that makes Dubya seem like a likable, intelligent, and credible person is simply no good.

I'll be in transit this evening and reporting from the JM Wing (weather permitting). Stay tuned!

Peace Out,

John